IDG News Service - An American and a Frenchman have won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on quantum optics, which could one day lead to faster computer processors, better telecommunications or more accurate timepieces. ...
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A revolutionary under clothing, designed specifically for older men who suffer from irritable bowel problems, has become the latest fad amongst men of all age groups in Japan, according to ABC News. Developed by Japan’s ...
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The Mars Science Laboratory space-probe successfully delivered the Curiosity rover onto the surface of Mars as scheduled on August 6th 2012, and all being well the exploration vehicle will soon be about its business. Curiosity's agenda ...
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The University of Texas at Arlington and Thermo Fisher Scientific have been granted a United States patent for a novel charge detector for ion chromatography. The technology was jointly developed by the two companies,and has been ...
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Images courtesy of waterbobble.com Americans spend over$15 billion dollars each year on bottled water.One billion dollars worth of plastic water bottles goes into landfills and litter each year. If tap water cost the same as the ...
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Anthony Bennett investigates current trends in pre-treatment technologies for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination. This includes process design considerations that need to be taken into account, with a focus on the requirements for ...
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Henkel KGaA has received a patent for a chromium-free,curable corrosion protection agent for the first coating of metallic substrates.The corrosion protection agent has a pH in the range of from 1 to 3 and containing water and ...
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Researchers based in France and Germany have developed techniques for growing indium arsenide (InAs) channel structures on silicon [L. Desplanque et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol101, p142111, 2012]. Room-temperature mobility for the epitaxial ...
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A new battery technology may pave the way for cheap,long-lived power storage that can quickly pump electricity into the grid to compensate for fluctuating renewables like wind and solar. Developed by Yi Cui and colleagues at Stanford ...
SEMI , which should lead to lower-cost production compared with competing methods. A consortium of eleven partners led by Merck has concluded a three-year research project into new solution-processable materials ...
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Zensah, a Miami based compression apparel company, is offering travelers a new alternative to traditional compression socks. Zensah is recognized in the market for its innovative compression socks and sleeves making the travel experience ...
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A major European project has investigated OLED materials for printing processes, which should lead to lower-cost production compared with competing methods. A consortium of eleven partners led by Merck has concluded a three-year research ...
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It is interesting how the right mix of hydrogen and oxygen can be the base of life on our planet.We are talking about water here,of course!However,only a small percentage of water is actually usable by humans for survival.The increasing ...
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity powers up its laser and examines the neighborhood. ChemCam in action After nearly two weeks on the Martian surface,the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover has used its ChemCam laser characterization ...
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The heat-death of the universe need not bring an end to the computing age.A strange device known as a time crystal can theoretically continue to work as a computer even after the universe cools.A new blueprint for such a time crystal brings ...